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Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
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Obama Notes Blocks of Gun Violence Research
05/01/2016 Duração: 02minIn his announcement today that he was taking executive action to require more gun sellers to be licensed and to do background checks on gun buyers, Pres. Barack Obama also touched on the problems facing public health researchers who try to study gun violence and deaths.
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Big Cats and People Live in Close Quarters in India
04/01/2016 Duração: 03minThe numbers of large carnivores, especially leopards, are increasing in private lands and lands outside the protected-area systems in India, bringing new challenges for coexistence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Asphalt Roads Could De-Ice Themselves
31/12/2015 Duração: 01minResearchers engineered bitumen—the sticky black stuff in asphalt—to release its own salt, to battle the formation of ice. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Race-Based Brand Preferences Found for Underage Drinkers
30/12/2015 Duração: 03minTwelve alcohol brands among the top 25 preferred brands for teen black drinkers don’t appear at all on the top 25 for young white drinkers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Baby Whales Pecked to Death by Gulls
29/12/2015 Duração: 03minAlmost all southern right whale calves off the coast of Argentina’s Peninsula Valdez are being fed upon, some fatally, by kelp gulls, which was a rare occurrence four decades ago Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Polar Bears Must Work Harder on Faster Sea Ice Treadmill
28/12/2015 Duração: 02minThinner sea ice is getting pushed farther by Arctic winds, which makes polar bears walk more to stay in the same place, increasing their need for food.
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Southwest's Conifers Face Trial by Climate Change
24/12/2015 Duração: 03minUsing climate models and tree physiological data, researchers forecast a near-complete annihilation of evergreens in the southwest by the year 2100. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Superfast Computer Chip Transmits Data with Light
23/12/2015 Duração: 03minResearchers designed a chip that transfers data not with electrons but with photons—resulting in a potential 10-fold boost in speed. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Text Reminders Cut Binge Drinking in At-Risk Recipients
22/12/2015 Duração: 02minHeavy drinkers age 18 to 25 who got texts before and after each weekend about their weekend drinking plans cut their alcohol intake compared with those who got no texts or more perfunctory texts
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Drugged Gut Microbiome Cuts Heart Risk in Mice
21/12/2015 Duração: 02minA compound found in extra virgin olive oil and red wine reduced mice’s risk of clogged arteries. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Antievolution Legislation Shows Descent with Modification
18/12/2015 Duração: 02minNicholas Matzke, an American evolutionary biologist currently at the Australian National University in Canberra, performed a phylogenetic-style analysis of dozens of antievolution education bills in various state legislatures to track their relatedness
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Small Fish Takes Fast-Evolution Track
17/12/2015 Duração: 04minStickleback fish in Alaska evolved from living in seawater to freshwater in just 50 years, with the help of freshwater traits in their genome. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Marion Nestle Talks "Soda Politics"
16/12/2015 Duração: 03minMarion Nestle, author of Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning), talked December 14 in New York City about Coca-Cola's attempt to fund research designed to find sugared soft drinks innocent in contributing to obesity
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Teachers' Racial Biases Have Different Effects for High Versus Low Performers
15/12/2015 Duração: 02minIn a study of first graders, teachers rated low-performing minority students more positively than low-performing white students, but they ranked high-performing minority students lower than white students at the same level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Energy Secretary Talks Climate Challenge
14/12/2015 Duração: 02minA brief portion of the December 9 conversation during the climate talks in France between Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Scientific American’s David Biello
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Cockroach Caca Contains Chemical Messages Made by Microbes
11/12/2015 Duração: 02minRoaches get the signal to gather together from pheromones produced by their gut microbes and released in the insects’ excrement. Christopher Intagliata reports
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90-Nation Coalition Aims for Ambitious Climate Change Deal
10/12/2015 Duração: 01minAmong its goals, the coalition of countries, including the U.S., wants an agreement that the world must aim as soon as possible to hold global warming to 1.5-degree Celsius and work toward a long-term low-carbon future
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New African Highways Have a High Environmental Price
09/12/2015 Duração: 03minAn analysis determines that many road-building projects in Africa would bring only modest benefits to people, while devastating the environment. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Protect the Right Places for Biodiversity
08/12/2015 Duração: 01minScientists can provide the info to make sure that the correct areas are chosen for protection to help ensure the continued robustness of a region's biodiversity
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Individuals' Blood Glucose Levels after Meals May Be Predictable
07/12/2015 Duração: 03minClosely tracking 800 people's blood glucose levels in response to meals allowed researchers to develop a predictive algorithm for individuals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices